A group of grain speculators in Shanghai were invited to Marat's villa for dinner, and Chen Mingxiang made it very clear when he called that this time he was asking them for help in purchasing grain in Suzhou Province.

Chen Mingxiang is not a real grain merchant, he is an official and businessman who is specially responsible for purchasing grain for the Japanese army and the municipal government, and this time it is very likely that he will help the Japanese army to purchase military rations in Soviet Province.

"You can be regarded as acquaintances who have dealt with each other, I have something to say straight to the point, this time I received a commission to purchase 30,000 tons of new rice in Soviet Province, but you also know that I am not usually involved in the purchase and sale of grain at all, but only to purchase military rations for the gendarmerie and marines, which requires your channels to help me complete this task first."

"You don't need to think about money, you don't need to pay a penny, I'm ready, and the purchase of grain is just a formality, but I need your means of transportation and local connections to help me deliver grain to the designated place."

"The grain purchased in northern Jiangsu has to pass through Anhui Province to reach the head of the border, and you don't have to worry about the rest of the things, the grain in southern Jiangsu has to go to Huangshan and Qimen, and I have a special person in charge of this matter, and you can get a price difference of 200 yuan per ton." Chen Mingxiang said.

As soon as they heard this, they knew that Chen Mingxiang's deal was not with the Japanese army, but with the Kuomintang region, which shows that this high-ranking official of the Jinling government and a big celebrity in the eyes of the Japanese was privately doing business with the Kuomintang region.

They were not surprised, Chen Mingxiang specialized in smuggling and trading, and it is estimated that he could trade anything except guns and ammunition, and they themselves also had dealings with businessmen in the Kuomintang region.

"Director Chen, what if we transport grain to you and encounter Japanese soldiers in the process?" Zhang Shumin asked.

"Mr. Li Shiqun, the provincial chairman of Su Province, will issue grain transportation permits for everyone, and send a security team to escort you, your grain is nominally transported to the grain bureau to collect grain, complete my batch, and you will enjoy the same treatment for your own grain procurement in Su Province."

"As for the transportation of Anhui Province, you can go to the territory controlled by the Jinling government army, as long as it is reported that it is to deliver goods to the head of the world, it will be unimpeded, and the army will also provide all kinds of convenience." Chen Mingxiang said.

It turned out that Chen Mingxiang and Li Shiqun joined forces to jointly operate the grain in Soviet Province and sell it to the Guotong Region for profit, so there would be no problem with this cooperation, and 30,000 tons of rice was not a lot.

In addition to giving them a profit of six million, he also gave them a condition that it was impossible to refuse, and the provincial government provided protection for their grain procurement!

In the next three days, they discussed with Chen Mingxiang their respective transportation channels and which routes to take, and finally compiled a detailed transportation plan, which was to be provided to the bureau headquarters, and the theater command had to be notified in stages to cooperate in receiving grain.

Wang Zhen was busy depositing the money in the Shanghai branch of the China Savings Bank, but after going around outside, he returned to the bank vault, but the Shanghai branch of the China Reserve Bank transferred the money to the bank in Suzhou Province according to her request.

The transport team of the Huatong Trading Company undertook only a small number of tasks in the transaction, mainly transporting grain from the grain-producing areas to the places designated by the grain speculators, which was of the nature of employment.

"Bureau, Mingyue sent a telegram, Chunfeng's grain plan, the preliminary preparations have been successfully completed, the funds have been put in place, the mode of transportation and transportation route have also been determined, and it will be launched on the 20th."

"He asked the bureau headquarters to send specific managers and radio teams to Qimen County and Jieshou to undertake the task of contacting the third and fifth theaters respectively." Pan Qiwu found Dai Li and said.

"That is, there are still two weeks to go, you immediately inform Qi Wu, send Dai Xingbing to bring a team to Qimen, and send Wu Gengshu to bring a team to the head of the realm, responsible for cooperating with the plan of the direct station."

"We took the express channel and sent the news newspaper set up by the Shanghai Higher Police School of the Police Department of the Wang puppet government to the committee seat, and the old man was very happy when he saw it, and praised Chunfeng for winning glory for Huangpu and him this time, and achieved the ultimate of the hidden agent of the Military Control Bureau, reaching the pinnacle."

"Seeing that Chunfeng was wearing Japan's second-class Ruibao Heavy Light Medal and the puppet Manchukuo's Order of Jingyun, the old man immediately decided to award the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, ranking ninety-sixth, and said that after eradicating Li Shiqun, let Chunfeng wear the medal of the Shancheng government and take a photo for him." Boss Dai's tone was full of envy.

Pan Qiwu heard that Chen Mingxiang was awarded the Order of the Blue Sky and the White Sun, and his eyes immediately turned red, his students were favored by the old man, and they would inevitably soar in the future, and their fame and wealth were limitless, which was also the glory of him as a teacher.

But these two bigwigs of the Military Command Bureau did not expect that their proud strategic agent of the Military Command Bureau, the winner of the Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun, was now sitting with the underground party drinking tea.

"Lao Zheng, the more than 600,000 fiat currency I donated to the base area, and more than 20 large gold bars were the funds I gave to the underground party in Shanghai, mainly to solve the problem of eating. The price of black market rice has officially reached 2,100 yuan per stone, and it will definitely increase several times dozens of times after the New Year. Chen Mingxiang said.

The gold and money were all copied from Lin Zhijiang's house, and Chen Mingxiang's stay in his hands did not play a role, so he simply gave them to the underground party.

"Comrade Mingxiang, thank you, this can solve a big problem for comrades, as long as my Yunhua restaurant can still operate normally, I can always buy some coarse grains for food, there is no rice in the restaurant, this business can not be done, but it is not cost-effective to exchange gold for reserve bonds, and you can buy it directly and get a little benefit."

"Let me tell you the news, the two base areas in southern and northern Jiangsu have now begun to buy grain, the price of grain in Suzhou Province has just reached 1,000 yuan, we trade in gold, and the grain merchants also give us discounts, about 900 or so can buy a stone."

"It is estimated that in less than a week, the comrades of the logistics departments of the two base areas will be able to complete the purchase, which will also alleviate the great food difficulties of the people in the base areas." Zheng Tonghui said.

Chen Mingxiang considered that if a swarm of bees poured into the province to buy grain, it would inevitably put too much pressure on Li Shiqun, and perhaps there would be problems, and in the end, he decided to let the people in the underground party base area purchase grain from the grain merchants in the province themselves.

In this kind of transaction at the level of 10,000 tons at every turn, the grain purchased by the underground party does not play a very big role, mainly relying on the operation of him and grain speculators.